⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 25- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:51 · LAC 20-14 PHX
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:10 · LAC 112-119 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:41 · LAC 34-35 PHX
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:30 · LAC 112-119 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 9:43 · LAC 6-12 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:07 · LAC 42-50 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 5:53 · LAC 66-79 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:10 · LAC 112-119 PHX
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · LAC 114-119 PHX
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · LAC 114-119 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
